(Newser)
–
For those American liberals who threaten to move to France should a presidential election not go their way, Gerard Depardieu is noisily heading in the opposite direction and burning his bridges as he goes: The actor is publicly surrendering his French passport and lambasting socialist PM Jean-Marc Ayrault, who had harsh words of his own after Depardieu moved to Belgium to avoid France's heavy taxes on millionaires. After Ayrault called Depardieu "pathetic" and "unpatriotic," Depardieu fired back in an open letter published today in Le Journal du Dimanche, reports the AP. "I leave after paying 85% of my revenue in 2012," Depardieu writes. "I turn into you my passport and social security card, which I have never used." Here's one reason France might not be entirely sorry to see him go.

Good for you, Gerard. Many years ago, the Beatles left England because they were being over-taxed. And as goes Europe, so our administration is trying to take America. Let's see what the rich Hollywood types will do about that.

right2dave

Dec 17, 2012 2:08 AM CST

Obama has a place in his new cabinet for him.

Joe_American

Dec 16, 2012 11:36 PM CST

God bless the dude. Anyone who refuses to pay more in taxes is not unpatriotic, in fact, they are awesome.